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7 (Con Funk Shun album)

Field	Value
name	7
type	Album
artist	Con Funk Shun
cover	Con Funk Shun 7 cover.jpg
released	1981
recorded	1981
studio	The Automatt & Russian Hill San Francisco, California and Harbour Sound Sausalito, California
genre	Funk, soul
label	Mercury
producer	Con Funk Shun
prev_title	Touch
prev_year	1980
next_title	To the Max
next_year	1982

7 is the eighth studio album by the funk/r&b band Con Funk Shun, released in 1981 on Mercury Records.

Critical reception

Craig Lytle of Allmusic, in a 3/5 star review, commented "Con Funk Shun entitled this album Con Funk Shun 7 to commemorate the seven members in the group and to acknowledge that the number seven represents renaissance -- rebirth, the emergence of something new."

Track listing

"Bad Lady" (Danny A. Thomas, Felton Pilate, Linda Lou McCall) 4:09
"I'll Get You Back" (Felton Pilate, Nita Wells-Pilate) 5:12
"Body Lovers" (Michael Cooper, Perri McKissack) 4:40
"Promise You Love" (Michael Cooper, Linda Lou McCall, Anthony Crosley) 7:34
"If You're In Need Of Love" (Felton Pilate, Nita Wells-Pilate) 6:35
"Straight From The Heart" (Felton Pilate, Nita Wells-Pilate) 4:39
"A Song For You" (Paul Harrell, Felton Pilate, Peggy W. Harrell) 5:00
"California 1" (Louis A. McCall, Felton Pilate, Linda Lou McCall) 4:36

Personnel

Con Funk Shun

Michael Vernon Cooper: Rhythm and Lead Guitars, Sitar, Synthesizers, Vocals
Felton Pilate II: Lead Guitar, Trombone, Piano, Synthesizers, Vocoder, Vocals
Danny Thomas: Piano, Organ, Synthesizers, Clavinet, Vocoder, Vocals
Karl Fuller: Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Percussion, Vocals
Paul Harrell: Sax, Flute, Percussion, Vocals
Cedric Martin: Bass, Vocals
Louis McCall: Drums, Percussion, Vocals

Additional Personnel

Scott Roberts, Pete Escovedo Jr.: Percussion
Marvin McFadden: Trumpet
Melecio Madgalugo: Sax
Garry Jackson: Bass
Bari Boyer and Joye Carter: Backing Vocals

Charts

Year	Chart positions	US Pop	US
R&B
1982	82	17

Singles

Year	Single	US
R&B
1981	"Bad Lady"	19
1982	"Straight From The Heart"	79

References

Lytle, Craig. "Con Funk Shun - 7". [[Allmusic]].
(1981). "Con Funk Shun: 7". [[Mercury Records]].
(23 January 2025). "Top LPs & Tape". [[Billboard (magazine).
(20 February 2025). "Top Soul LPs". [[Billboard (magazine).
"Con Funk Shun US singles chart history". allmusic.com.

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